“The
tattered outlaw of the earth,
Of
ancient crooked will;
Starve,
scourge, deride me: I am dumb,
I
keep my secret still.
Fools!
For I also had my hour;
One far
fierce hour and sweet:
There
was a shout about my ears,
And
palms before my feet.” —G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), “The Donkey”
The image accompanying this post is Entry Into Jerusalem, by Giotto di
Bondone (1267-1337).
